Like our other Recommended units, it's great for tires and inflatables- but the 4 gallon air tank lets you use lightweight air tools as well.

DIY projects like installing chair rail and molding get done quickly and efficiently compared to using hand tools.

The pancake style is easy to transport to your latest project, and won't eat up precious storage space.

Steve Recommends This Model

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James G.New Freedom, PA

Purchased 5/29/14

REVIEWED

JUL.

15

2014

Portability Is Best Feature

The portability has allowed me to use the compressor blow off in remote locations of my home during repair & maintenance tasks. Also good for filling car & bike tires. The low capacity of the tank and the very slow recovery time limit the use of the compressor for extended blow gun cleaning tasks.

The ideal arrangement would be to have this unit as a companion to a full sized roll-around compressor located in the garage.

Pros:Price, Light Weight, High Quality, Easy To Store

Cons:Slow To Pressurize, Not Enough Capacity For Blow Gun

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James's Experience With Air Compressors Direct

Web Site

5/5

Service

4/5

Shipping

5/5

"I was surprised & pleased at how quickly I received the compressor unit."

Well the mistake may have been mine, but this is a quite heavy, noisy, and slow compressor. Considering its price it surely took forever to inflate a couple of large water toys- I believe a large hand pump would have been quicker.

It did seem to bring my RV tires up to 110 PSI quick enough but I want to recheck this.

There must be something better for multiple use...high, quick volume (water toys) and high pressure, lower volume (tires).

The quality seems very solid.

Product Expert

Jim,

There are high volume, high pressure air compressors- but they are designed for high demand applications like paint and power tools so they have a price to match. You can see them here on our Two-Stage Air Compressors page.

Something you may want to consider is a high-volume inflator designed specifically for large pool toys & inflatables like these from Magic Air. They can also help you deflate the toys quickly- a real plus when it's time to go home!

I'm very happy with this compressor, it runs great, is compact and stores away very easily! It is about the same size as my previous 3 gallon hot dog compressor even though the tank is one gallon larger.

I've never used quick connectors before and I was a little lost until I discovered the two included threaded inserts. They work great and do save time on tool changes.

A really great compressor at a great price!

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Dean's Experience With Air Compressors Direct

Web Site

4/5

Service

5/5

Shipping

5/5

"Air Compressors Direct got it to me quickly and it arrived the same day as the inflation kit even though they shipped separately. Great company!"

I have only used the compressor a few times so I can not speak for its durability but it is as described. Advantages, reasonable price, compact so it stores or is easily portable and has enough PSI for my RV Tires.

Disadvantages--noisy--but what air compressor isn't??
Comes with all the hose and adapters most would need so there is no need to buy them now which is what I almost did--saved $30+.